Articles filed under Performing Arts
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How Clapton's life, music are linkedDec 06, 2007 10:00 pm - The articulate, thoughtful rock 'n' roller faces a dilemma when he sits down to write his autobiography. Does he give fans what they've come to expect by wallowing in th...
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Charlie Chaplin gets his due in new productionDec 06, 2007 10:00 pm - Plenty of plays have been adapted into movies. And plenty of movies have been adapted in the opposite direction, back to the stage. Think "The Producers." Or "A Christma...
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Israeli star hoping concert provides big break in AmericaDec 06, 2007 10:00 pm - TEL AVIV, Israel -- David Broza, one of Israel's most beloved musicians, has lived for years with dissonance -- between adulation at home and relative obscurity in the U...
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The gift of song: Books, boxed sets and DVDs for audiophilesDec 06, 2007 10:00 pm - There is always an oddity, a rehearsal take or an unheard anecdote that comes to light and is packaged for the first time every Christmas season. For the music fan, box ...
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West, Winehouse, Foo Fighters lead Grammy nominationsDec 05, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Grammy night was shaping up as high drama after Kanye West and Amy Winehouse -- two of music's most gifted and volatile performers -- were nominated for a le...
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An Imperfect 'Princess Donkey-Head'Dec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - It's commendable that New World Repertory Theater opted not to trot out the same old "Christmas Carols" or "Nutcrackers" for the holiday season. Even more praise is due ...
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New World Rep breaks mold for holiday showNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Lots of theaters stage holiday shows. But most are variations on familiar stories. And then there's the Downer's Grove-based World Repertory Theatre. They're doing a hol...
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Engaging cast energizes 'Philadelphia Story' revivalNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant and Jimmy Stewart loom large over "The Philadelphia Story," George Cukor's 1940 big-screen version of Philip Barry's 1939 comedy-of...
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'Piano Teacher' about reconnecting with one's pastNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Her story, says Mrs. K, is a small one -- and she could not be more wrong. Played with astonishing and heartbreaking precision by Tony Award-winning actress...
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'Is she or isn't she?' That is the questionNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Sigmund Freud would have had a field day with Henry James' "The Turn of the Screw." The psychosexual undertones of James' 1898 novella about a governess who believes dem...